With the younger generation seemingly the most aware of the sustainability agenda, and also those with the lifestyles driving the most demand for data center services, it seems apt that we hear their views on how the industry is faring on its path towards net zero.

We take three past winners of the DCD Young Mission Critical Engineer of the Year Award and ask them whether they feel the industry is on the right track. Are we heading towards a sustainable recovery from COVID where data centers will be part of the solution rather than the problem? Can cleantech shake up the industry and significantly move it forward? We examine their biggest concerns for the future - from water to greenwashing, and ask whether the digital economy can be tantamount to a sustainable economy and how.